Adjustable easel



F. C. BRAUN Jan. 9, 1940.

ADJUSTABLE EASEL Filed April 22, 1937 mvon BKAUN ZTRANKC ATTORNEY.

5 thereto, and adapted to be moved to a position in terminate in loops as shown, adapted to sur- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE e t 2,186,573 I v l ADJUSTABLE EASEL Frank 0. Braun, New York, N. Y. Application, April 22, 1937, Serial No. 138,378

3 Claims. I (01. 47-4 1 This invention relates to fiorists equipment, disclosed in the figures, shows an easel consistand more especially to an adjustable easel spray ing of a pair of side legs l0, connected at device for use at funerals and other like functheir upper ends-by a horizontally-disposed suptions. porting member or wire II, which may be a con- I An object of the invention is to provide an tinuation of the legs Ill, ID or a separate member 5 easel with a horizontal member across its upper weldedor otherwise permanently afiixed thereto, end for the purpose of suspending a pillow frame, and a swingablethird leg I2 centrally positioned water container, or other object in proper alignon wire H and preferably but not necessarily ment with the easel. v terminating in a hook portion IZa as shown in 10 Another object is to provide an easel with Figs. 3 and 4. This hook is adapted to support 0 means for positioning one or more water coninsuspension an easel spray member or any tainers thereon. other member desired to be supported in such A further object is to provide a collapsible position'with reference to the easel. easel with an adjustable carrying frame hinged A U-shaped member I 3 has its upper ends a plane different from that of the forward memround and swing or pivot on member I l, as clearbers of the easel. 'ly shown; and side wires or members l4,;l4 have Still another object is to provide a water conboth their ends terminate in loops adapted to m tainer adapted both to be hung upon an easel surround and slidev on members l0, l0 and. the

-'-' and to have a second water container hung lower horizontal'bar portion of U-member I3,

upon it. p p as shown. Thearrangement here is such that A still further object is to provide an easel with member l3 may beswung forwardly from its means for mounting a spray-holder thereon support on member ll while members I4, l4 adapted to be bent 'backwardly to give awide have their rearward ends slide downwardly along;

sweep so as to give a shower effect when decoratmembers Ill, ill to the position shown in Fig. 3. 25 ed with flowers or other floral material. for the purpose of holding the adjustable frame Finally an object is to provide a combined member I3 in a plane projecting downwardly easel and spray-holder with the spray-holder from above and forwardly of. that of side easel mounted upon the easelin such manner that it members l0, ID.-

can be pulled out to a position appearing as When these various partsare in folded position 80 though mounted on a stand in a plane different they take the form shown in Fig. 4. from that of the forward members of the easel. A cross bar member I5 is preferably positioned All these and other objects as suggested hereas shown, bridging across and bracing side legs below, are attained by the method and means I0, I 0 and preferably in such position that the now to be described, and illustrated in the aclower ends of members l4, l4 rest against said $5 companying drawing, in whichmember l5 when in fully opened position, as I Fig. l is a front vertical elevational view of shown in Fig. 3. This member l5'may also be the easel of this invention, showing a pillow used to suspend one of the water containers, as frame adjustably mounted thereon, and also hereafter described.-

- showing a plurality of water containers remov- One or more additional cross bar members 4 ably affixed to the easel. between the side legs l0, l0 and beneath mem- Fig. 2 is a side vertical elevational viewof the ber l5 may be used. These may consist of close: combination shown in Fig. 1. L 1y spaced horizontal parallel wires or members Fig. 3 is a comparatively-enlarged detailed l6, I6 attached together by vertical members perspective view of the adjustable easel spray H, H for the dual purpose of strengthening the 45 frame mounted on the horizontal member of the 1 ea el le s 0, l9 a for suspending 8 0f t e easel and showing a water container suspended water containers. 1 in position, Sliding bracing members l8, l8 having loops And Fig. 4 is a View similar to Fig. 3 but withon each end are preferably hingedly aflixed to out the water container, and showing the adthe lowermostcross member l6, as shown in 50 justable easel spray frame and .easel in non- Fig. 1, for the purpose of supporting the two side distended or folded position. legs Ill, l0 and rear leg l2 of the easel when in Like numerals refer to like parts throughout open position from collapsing together into the several views. closed position. ,I'he forward loops of these 56 A preferred embodiment of the invention, as members serve as hinges and the rearward loop .concealed behind said decoration.

slides up and down leg member I2. Actually, in manufacture these two members, I8, I8 are one individual wire centrally looped and extending outwardly on each side of member l2 to terminate in the looped and hinged ends on cross member 16.

The water containers may be made of sheet metal, or water proofed cardboard or other suitable material, and be in various forms, two of which are shown in the drawing. The water level is indicated at 9, Fig. 2, in both containers, and the upper container 20 is triangularshaped on the parallel sides and the lower container 2| is partly triangular-shaped and partly rectangular-shaped and has its sides non-parallel and overlying the side easel members I0, as shown. Afiixed to the top of each container are two spaced hooks 22, 22 for the purpose of removably suspending the container on any cross wire or member. Likewise either container may have similar spaced hooks curled. in an opposite direction, or forwardly, as shown in Fig. 3, and numbered 23, 23 to permit one container to be suspended on the one above in manner as will be easily understood from the drawing. It will be noted that the containers are in each case of sufficient width to overlie the side members of the easel so as to retain their place forwardly of said members and not swing in between them when mounted on the easel.

This construction permits or" the applications-f a pillow frame 24, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2, to be removably afl'lxed on adjustable sprayholding frame member 13 as shown, and this pillow frame 24, of course, is utilized by the florist for supporting a floral decoration or display such as out flower wreaths or bank of flowers; and the water container immediately behind the said pillow may be employed in the event the cut flowers or other living things are required to retain their freshness over a considerable interval.

In this case the stems of the flowers may be immersed in the water of the container which when the device is completely decorated by the florist is entirely Likewise, masses of flowers or verdure may have their stems positioned in container 2! in such manner that this container also is concealed when the device is in use at the grave or otherwise.

In lieu of a pillow frame as shown in Fig. 1 any other suitable shape of wire may be employed, such as a heart-shaped frame, a circle, a square, etc. The adjustable frame then permits said floral object to retain a position slanting outwardly and downwardly from that of the forward members of the easel itself, thereby making more usable pillow frames and like objects when decorated because retained on the easel in an elevated position Where they make a more impressive showing than as usually placed on or near the floor.

Of course many modifications of the invention may be made but it is understood that the limitations of this invention are only those defined in. the following claims.

Having now described the invention, what is claimed as new and for which Letters Patent of the United States is desired, is:

1.. An easel comprising a horizontal cross membar at the extreme top, and front legs swingable at the ends thereof and a back leg swingable at an intermediate point thereof, in combination with an adjustable frame on said easel, said frame being formed solely of one U-shaped member having its sides hinged on the cross member near its ends and side braces hingedly secured to the horizontal connecting portion of the U-shaped member near its ends, the other ends of the side braces being slidably-looped over the front legs the easel and adapted to fold therein to collapse the frame and also to slide downwardly to.

support it in operating position. i

2. The invention as in claim 1, the back leg terminating at its upper end in a forwardly-projecting holding-hook portion.

3. The invention as in claim 1, there being a second horizontal cross member beneath the first-named one and so positioned as to engage and support the lower ends of the side braces of the frame when its U-shaped member is in substantially-horizontal position, and a wedgeshaped container hooked over the top cross member and largely filling the space between the said frame members and lower cross member and partially supported by the latter. I

FRANK C. BRAUN. 

